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    L' Acoustics Speakers in import issue

    in Troubleshooting

    Posted

    On 3/30/2018 at 2:29 PM, JustinVH said:

    Interesting.  Did you try using the library for L'Acoustics that is included in the Resource Manager?  I am just curious if that library also has the issue as that is the same library that is on the VSS website.

     

    This problem still exists. Think we're going on a decade now with the LA symbols. The solution used to be switching doc units to mm when configuring the speaker array but that no longer works.

    Number Pad / Macro Pad / Stream Deck / Loupedeck

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    1 hour ago, trevorgooch said:

    CPU usage is an attempt at: did vwx crash, or is it "working"?  

     

    If you're not crashing, are you even drawing hard enough?

     

    I used iStat Menus for system monitoring but that would free up some menu bar space, especially if you have a Tim Notch 🤣

     

    1 hour ago, trevorgooch said:

    Clever!  I think leave the button looking like "selection" and change what it does under the hood...

     

    I have a physical Panic button on the mech keyboard at home (see above), so it makes sense to me.

     

    Then again, I'm also working on a "F*** Off" Data Vis rule... 

     

    BTW you can hide the "Titles" on the buttons if you only want to see the tool icons.

    Default parts classes

    in Entertainment

    Posted

    7 hours ago, symo said:

    My question is - where in VW can I pre-assign these classes before I insert any symbols into my drawing?

     

    Adding that you would either manually create these classes in the new empty template file or import them. Think that's where you're going with that, right? You want to open your template file, and already see those classes in there?

     

    To further template that workflow, save your plugin objects as red symbols with those parts classes assigned. That way, when you drag those red symbols (plug in objects) from the RM onto the design layer, you won't have to reassign them.

     

    As for the symbols themselves, I think you meant plug in objects, right? Not symbols? If you did mean symbols, you would have to save them to your personal library and then edit the symbol definition of each... 

    Number Pad / Macro Pad / Stream Deck / Loupedeck

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Lunar Waneshaft

    1 hour ago, trevorgooch said:

    move by points, rotate

     

    I may have to add these to a 2nd SDXL:

     

    image.thumb.png.e4eb0b144a76f92773a4705781310055.png

     

     

    1 hour ago, trevorgooch said:

    select (so I don't move to the keyboard)

     

    I have a surprise for you (think Text tool, or when your cursor is active in an OIP field). Credit goes to @michaelk for the inspiration:

    536535995_ScreenShot2023-03-08at10_35_49.thumb.png.76b1ea29be56a7b28c7705d35ed05a1e.png

    This is my current VW layout:

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    I'm tempted to throw my SD in between these guys (possibly rotated 90)

     

    image.thumb.png.e23dcde55b599735bc43ebfd6c084084.png 

    1 hour ago, trevorgooch said:

    mechanical keyboard

     

    I've fallen down the rabbit hole of this hobby, so let me know if you have questions about switches, keycap profiles, etc.

     

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    Project Sharing: Dropbox vs Google Drive

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    12 hours ago, TomWhiteLight said:

    depending on who you are dealing with you really shouldn't need to worry about points 2, 3 and 4.

     

    Your points really also apply to any cloud services tool but I am assuming that in most cases they may already have dropbox, google drive etc. In which case yes they will need to set this up.

     

    In order to use any cloud service (Google, dropbox, onedrive) a user has to download and install an app, there is really no other way around this? 

    The installation process is very straightforward and exactly the same process for somebody downloading and installing any cloud service for the first time. They go to the website, click download and then click install and click OK, then accept your invitation.

     

    I just installed Dropbox on another mac in my home. VCS is fewer clicks, Hope that answers your question?

     

    Speaking from experience, I can't just share a link to a folder with a client. That client had trouble joining the project I shared, and gave up. Same with the LD and production electrical. I lost that client.

     

    In hindsight, the issue was that they all had to do points 2, 3, and 4 which I didn't realize at the time.

     

    The issue is that most people have Dropbox configured on their computer. I still have to spend some time with them to ensure everything is configured properly but the lesson I learned was: use the existing service that my team is already using (whether that's DB, GD, OD... ). I'm not trying to add a layer of friction / difficulty for my clients the first time we work together (or ever), especially when most users have never tried project sharing to begin with, so that's already a stretch for them.

     

    There's nothing inherently wrong with VCS, and I highly recommend it for internal use. However, it really just depends whom users are sharing their projects with. Context is everything.

    Project Sharing: Dropbox vs Google Drive

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    8 hours ago, TomWhiteLight said:

    VCS now has a guest mode and a user can share a folder not just files or one off links.

     

    The issue I've had is the following workflow:

    1. Instruct client, crew, etc. how to install VCS on their computer
    2. Get them set up with folder syncing on that computer
    3. Get them to sync the project folder I've shared with them
    4. Follow up to make sure that VCS is launching at login, and continuing to sync... 

    Does the new VCS folder sharing somehow get around all of that?

    Project Sharing: Dropbox vs Google Drive

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    For the record, VCS works fine for internal team use. The issue I've had as a freelancer is collaborating with clients, designers, electricians, riggers, shops, colleagues... that are familiar with Dropbox, and refuse to add yet another syncing service their current system (which is totally fine). The goal is to streamline collaboration, not add another complication for your various team members (especially clients).

     

    There's nothing inherently wrong with VCS. It just depends who you're working with. For me, I only use DB for project sharing and publishing (sharing exports).

    Project Sharing: Dropbox vs Google Drive

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    VCS is confusing for collaborators. For starters, they have to actually use it (installed on their system and syncing folders). Whenever I’ve tried this, nobody shared the project. It was just me, sharing with myself.

     

    I’m still using DB with no issues on last year’s macOS whatever that’s called. It’s also nice to right click in Finder to quickly share a link to the project folder.

    Entertainment Work Sheets

    in Entertainment

    Posted

    Worksheet functions:

     

    https://developer.vectorworks.net/index.php/Worksheet_Functions

     

    A really helpful tool for me is @Sam Jones's AutoPlot because there's a command to show all parameters of a plugin. That's usually half the battle right there.

     

    Also, there must be a University video about this but worksheets in 2023 have become super user friendly (aside from formatting), so get used to right-clicking on DB headers, etc. to take you to simple filtering dialogs.

     

    Lastly, create and attach your own record formats with whatever info you need to sort, filter, count, color... 

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